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The Sun

Learn About The Planets

Learn About The Moons of Our Solar System

Learn About Asteroids And Comets

Asteroids

Comets

All Planets (For Printing)
All Moons

Make-A-Solar System

Earth means:
In astronomy mythology, Her Greek name was Gaea. Earth was the mother of the mountains, valleys, streams and all other land formations. She was married to Uranus.

How big is the Earth?
The Earth is the biggest of all the terrestrial planets. A terrestrial planet is a dense planet found in the inner Solar System.

The Planet:
Our planet is an oasis of life in an otherwise desolate universe. The Earth's temperature, weather, atmosphere and many other factors are just right to keep us alive.

To learn more about Earth, please visit our Earth Sciences website.

Moons:
The Earth has one moon. Its name is Luna. To learn about Luna Click Here.

Scientists use the Earth to study all the other planets. Since no human has ever visited another planet, we have to use what we know about the Earth, and try to guess what the other planets must be like. This is called Comparative Planetology.